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In 2000 the NCSU Libraries received funding from an anonymous donor to establish the Tom Regan Animal Rights Archive in the Libraries' Special Collections Research Center. With Dr. Regan's assistance, Special Collections continues its task of collecting, preserving, and providing access to valuable collections which document the roles of key individuals and organizations in the animal rights movement. With this work, researchers - from undergraduates to scholars to activists - are able to study the history and development of the field using valuable primary source material.
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The Tom Regan Papers document the career of
NC State Professor of Philosophy, Tom Regan.
Regan’s work provides much of the philosophical
and ethical underpinnings for the contemporary animal
rights movement in the United States. His 1983 text,
The Case for Animal Rights, is regarded by many
scholars and commentators as the seminal work in the
field. The collection, measuring 78 linear feet, and consisting of notes, letters,
manuscripts and typescripts, books and pamphlets, and
audiovisual materials—offers insight and context
for the development of Regan’s ideas. As the collection's appraiser noted, "this collection is the foundation for this field of study because the one who has assembled it is the intellectual genius who articulated philosophically the basis of the movement."
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Tom and Betsy Giduz are local North Carolina animal
rights activists. This collection contains reprints
of local and national Animal Rights literature,
particularly with regard to biological and medical
research.
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The Culture and Animals Foundation (CAF) is a
nonprofit, cultural organization committed to
fostering the growth of intellectual and artistic
endeavors united by a positive concern for animals.
Founded in 1985 by Nancy and Tom Regan, the CAF
exists to expand understanding and appreciation of
animals—improving the ways in which they are
treated and their standing in human society.
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Consisting of over 1100 video tapes, the Ron Scott Collection contains footage depicting animal rights events as well as animal abuse. Included are several videotapes of festivals sponsored by the Culture and Animal Foundation.
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The Animal Welfare Institute Records consist of over 470 linear feet of research files, photographs, publications, audiovisual materials, and other records which document the work of AWI from the 1950s through 2002.
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Esther Mechler is the founder of SPAY/USA, the largest
spay/neuter advocacy and referral program in the world.
Founded in Connecticut in 1990, it has grown to include
more than 8,000 sites nationwide. This collection contains
Ms. Mechler's papers, along with a selection of films,
periodicals, T-shirts, and other memorabilia pertaining
to the rise of the animal rights movement. Titles include
copies of the Unicorn, one of the first animal rights
newspapers, as well as some other work by Maria Grant;
background information for the first animal rights slide
show, Animal Rights: The Issues, the Movement, and
other educational materials.
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The Association of Veterinarians for Animal Rights (AVAR)
was founded in 1981 by Neil C. Wolff, D.V.M. and
Nedim C. Buyukmihci, V.M.D. to educate the public and the
veterinary profession to secure higher ideals of humanity
and policy toward all nonhuman animals. The AVAR Collection
includes articles, newsletters, videotapes, and other
materials documenting the work of the association.
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Steve Sapontzis, author of the landmark Morals, Reason,
and Animals, and founder of the Hayward Friends of
Animals Humane Society, is emeritus professor of philosophy
(Cal State, Hayward). This collection includes copies of
several of his philosophical and animal rights manuscripts.
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The Animals Asia Foundation, a government-registered
charity based in Hong Kong, with additional offices
in Australia and the United Kingdom, is devoted to
the needs of wild, domesticated and endangered species
through the Asian continent. The Animals Asia Collection
contains papers, promotional material, and a video,
pertaining to the work of the foundation.
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Catherine Roberts was an animal rights advocate who began
her career as a scientist, but soon determined that she
would devote her life to writing about the need for humane
treatment of animals. This collection contains Dr. Roberts's
writings, including The Scientific Conscience; Science,
Animals, and Evolution; and articles and correspondence.
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The Dietrich von Haugwitz Papers consists of research files devoted to animal rights organizations as well as animal rights issues. The collection documents work in North Carolina and across the globe.
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Lisa Finlay, who studied at NCSU under Tom Regan, was the first director of Feminists for Animal Rights. This collection contains papers and artifacts related to ecofeminism as well as the intersection between feminism and animal rights.
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The research files of the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) contains clippings, newsletters, reports, and other records dating from 1980 to 2001. These files include documentation of animal rights issues from around the world.
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The Argus Archives Records contain over 164 linear feet of records documenting the establishment of the archies and its work as both a resource for other humane organizations around the world and its capacity as a humane organization.
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